North Attleborough Public Schools

Thematic Links Unit 

Fables, Myths,
Legends and Folktales

  Created by Dawn Esposito- Smith, Grade 7 Teacher
North Attleborough Middle School

Fables   Myths    Legends 
Folktales   Resources and References    

Fables

http://www.umass.edu/aesop                                       A great fable site.

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Myths

http://www.geocities.com/athens/delphi/4456/           Excellent myth site!

http://www.mythweb.com/                                            Myth encyclopedia to use.

http://www.artsmia.org/mythology/myths.html#top            World mythology site with pictures and myths.

http://www.artsmia.org/mythology/slide7.html#top          World mythology site with pictures and myths.

http://www.artsmia.org/mythology/ancientgreekandroman.html#top       Ancient Greek and Roman site.

http://www.desy.de/gna/interpedia/greek_myth/greek_myth.html     Greek Mythology site.

http://www.burnethill-es.org/gtweb/gm/index.html        Greek Mythology site designed by kids.

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Legends

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/9587/     Johnny Appleseed website.

http://www.state.nc.us/secstate/kidspg/legends.htm    North Carolina website about legends and
                                                                                   ghost stories.

http://www.connexions.co.uk/culture/index.htm    Cornwall, British Isles site about legends.

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Folktales

http://www.brainerd.com/pbtrail/tale.html        Paul Bunyan folktale website.

http://www.folkart.com/~latitude/folktale/folktale.htm     These are some Mayan folktales you can 
                                                                                          read.

http://www.umassd.edu/specialprograms/isn/newfiles/aboutfolktales.html   

All about folktales site and instructions about how to write your own folktale.

http://www.folkart.com/~latitude/folktale/tale_4.htm        

Read a Spanish/English folktale--"The Disobedient Son."                                                                    

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/storfolk.html     "Tales of Wonder" site of folk and fairy tales.

http://www.umassd.edu/specialprograms/isn/newfiles/anansiwitch.html     Anansi the spider site.

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Resources and References

http://www.planetozkids.com/oban/legends.htm       Collection of legends and myths.  Check out the                                                                                   origin myth examples and list of stories.

http://pubpages.unh.edu/~cbsiren/myth2.html           Reference site is for myth, legend and folklore                                                                                   information.

http://raven.cybercom.com/~grandpa/gdsindex.html          Complete listing of gods and goddesses.

http://www.cultures.com/greek_resources/greek_encyclopedia/greek_encyclopedia_home.html                                      
                                                                                       Illustrated encyclopedia of Greek Mythology.

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